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Palm Beach International Airport will conduct an emergency and crisis response training drill from 9 to 11 a.m. today.

The drill will not use a real airplane, said spokeswoman Casandra Davis, but volunteers will board a bus and play the role of injured passengers.

Motorists driving to or around the airport should not be alarmed if they see siren lights and emergency vehicles gathered in one area of the runway, she said.

The training exercise is intended to prepare first responders in case of a crisis or emergency at the airport. The Federal Aviation Administration requires airports to conduct similar drills every three years, Davis said.

For more information about the drill contact the Office of Community Affairs at 561-471-7468.

West Delray

Family of slain woman plans to sue Boca mall

The family of a woman from west of Delray Beach who was found slain a little more than a year ago plans to file suit against Town Center at Boca Raton and its owner, Simon Property Group, alleging lax security at the mall.

Joseph Landy, an attorney for the family of Randi Gorenberg, declined to comment. A news conference is scheduled for today.

Gorenberg, 52, was found shot to death March 23, 2007, after a witness saw her dumped from her SUV next to Gov. Lawton Chiles Memorial Park, west of Delray Beach. Gorenberg's SUV was found about two miles away on West Atlantic Avenue. She had been at the mall about an hour before her death.

In a statement, Simon Property Group said, "We have total confidence in the extensive security program at Town Center and plan to vigorously defend the lawsuit."

Palm Beach County

North area school official retiring; Gent to fill post

Palm Beach County schools are losing a top administrator this summer but gaining a familiar face in her place.

Marisol Ferrer, north area superintendent since 2003, is retiring July 1. Her predecessor, Wayne Gent, is returning to the post, the Palm Beach County School District announced Tuesday.

Ferrer, 60, has been an educator since 1969 and served in the district for the past 31 years. Gent, 54, is principal of A-rated William T. Dwyer High School in Palm Beach Gardens. He led north area schools from 2000 to 2003 and has been an educator for three decades.

Gent's second stint could be short-lived: He's one of three candidates this year to become Martin County's elected schools superintendent. A Martin resident, Gent said he'd leave Palm Beach County schools if he wins the Aug. 26 election.

Lake Worth

Shooting sparked by fight over woman, police say

A man has been accused of fatally shooting another man in the chest, a killing that police say was caused by an argument over a woman.

Joshua Kirkwood, 19, was charged with murder with a firearm Monday, police said.

Kirkwood was arrested at a house in the 1000 block of South J Street after a search by police dogs and a helicopter.

He is accused of shooting Ray Wilson, 36, of Lake Worth, in the 900 block of South K Street on Sunday night.

The shooting was because of an ongoing confrontation between the men over a woman, police said.

I-95 Update

The Florida Department of Transportation reports the following on Interstate 95:

Three lanes in each direction from Sixth Avenue South to 10th Avenue North will be closed 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. through Friday morning.

One lane of the entrance and exit ramps at Sixth Avenue South will be closed 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. through Friday morning.

One lane of the northbound exit ramp to 10th Avenue North will be closed 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. through Friday morning.

Two lanes in each direction from 10th Avenue North to Southern Boulevard will be closed 9 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. through Friday morning.

Two lanes in each direction from Palm Beach Lakes Boulevard to Blue Heron Boulevard will be closed 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. through Friday morning.